Screaming Eagle Magnum 2017

Screaming Eagle Magnum 2017

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  • Vinous rating 96
Screaming Eagle Magnum 2017
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150 cl

14.8%
£9,450.00
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The exceptional 2017 Screaming Eagle is only released in magnums due to severely restricted yields. It is bright, tightly coiled and supremely elegant with trademark notes of incredibly pure crème de cassis, spring flowers and graphite. It is medium- to full-bodied, seamlessly balanced and possessive of an exceptionally fine tannic framework, ensuring slow and gradual evolution over the next couple of decades.
96 Vinous
The 2017 Screaming Eagle is a deeply intriguing, fascinating wine, as it represents just a small portion of the harvest in that only pre-fire lots were used here (and in The Flight). As a result, the 2017 is unusually bright and tightly wound, with a decidedly savory, mineral-infused, old school-leaning personality. I won't be surprised if the 2017 turns out to be even better than this note suggests, although I also don't expect I will taste it too often given that the entire production was bottled in magnum.Antonio Galloni1st January 2020

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An almost mythical name in the wine world, particularly among connoisseurs of fine Californian Cabernet Sauvignon. Screaming Eagle had relatively modest beginnings - in the early 1990s, grape grower Jean Philips decided to ask Robert Mondavi to taste her homemade Cabernet Sauvignon. Mondavi was so enamoured with the dense, full-flavoured Cabernet Sauvignon she presented that he encouraged her to bottle it as soon as possible. The high quality of the wine, perfect scores from critics and tiny production meant it swiftly became the holy grail for American wine collectors.

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